Klausur (assessment) — Unit 2: The American Dream

Track E · Klasse 11 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden

Track E · Klasse 11 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden (incl. breaks) · 90 BE

Klausur (assessment) — Niveau E (full paper, 90 BE)
Time. 4 hours including 20 minutes of breaks (220 active minutes). Total. 90 BE.
Inhalt / Sprache split. Basisfach (basic course): 50/50. Leistungsfach (advanced course): 40/60.

Part A — Comprehension (~24 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“The 1776 line speaks of the pursuit of Happiness. The 1931 phrase, by contrast, speaks of outcomes — that life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone. The 2024 critique points out that intergenerational income mobility in the US is now lower than in most of comparable Western Europe.”

  1. 1776 phrase: ___ . 2. 1931 phrase: ___ . 3. 2024 claim: ___ . 4. Comparison region: ___ .

Part B — Analysis (~18 BE) Link to heading

Read the three extracts above.

  1. 1776 source: ___ . 2. 1931 author + book: ___ . 3. 2024 critique: ___ . 4. Continuity / rupture: ___ .

Part C — Composition (~18 BE) Link to heading

Build emphasis structures.

  1. Cleft on the 1931 phrase: → ___
  2. Negative inversion: Not until 1931 ___ (coin / passive).
  3. Cleft on the 2024 critique: → ___
  4. Negative inversion: Only after 1945 ___ (the Dream / become / a mass image).

Mediation (~30 BE) Link to heading

Write 280 words: an essay paragraph holding two readings of the Dream in tension. Use 1 cleft + 1 inversion + 3 markers.

Expected-answer profile (Erwartungshorizont) — sample
T1. pursuit of Happiness; life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone; outlived its statistical basis (since 1980s); comparable Western Europe. T2. Declaration of Independence; James Truslow Adams, The Epic of America; intergenerational mobility lower than W. Europe; pursuit of Happiness (rights) → outcomes-language (1931) → statistical critique (2024). T3. It is the 1931 phrase that we usually mean. Not until 1931 was the phrase coined. It is the 2024 critique that questions the statistical basis. Only after 1945 did the Dream become a mass image. T4. Open.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) (von 90 BE)
| 86–90 | 1+ | 81–85 | 1 | 76–80 | 1- | | 71–75 | 2+ | 66–70 | 2 | 61–65 | 2- | | 56–60 | 3+ | 51–55 | 3 | 46–50 | 3- | | 41–45 | 4+ | 36–40 | 4 | 30–35 | 4- | | 22–29 | 5 | 0–21 | 6 | | |